It’s Time To Accept That 2007 Was The Last Great Year In Music

The year was 2007. People used BlackBerrys as a form of communication, Kim Kardashian was Paris Hilton’s assistant, chunky belts were worn by tweens all over the world, and music had its last great year.

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Let’s take a minute to remember the last time when music was actually good…

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From a stool with her little Fergie fedora, the woman formerly known as Stacy Ferguson sang, WITHOUT A DOUBT, one of the best mid-tempo ballads of the 2000s: “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal).”

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Not only did we get “Big Girls Don’t Cry” that year, but we also got the perennial classic and workout anthem “Fergalicious.”

And holy shit, I almost forgot! “Glamorous” came out in 2007 as well! We were seriously not worthy.

In 2007, we squeezed the last bit out of T-Pain. “Bartender” was big that year.

Your mom probably loved “Lips of an Angel” by Hinder.

And Beyoncé released her most underrated song, “Irreplaceable.” Gwen Stefani also released her most underrated song, “Sweet Escape.” And fuck me running, P!nk released her most underrated song, “U + Ur Hand.” What an underrated fucking year for our girls.

If you were more into crying, then 2007 had you covered. The Fray’s “How To Save A Life,” the Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah,” AND “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol all came out in 2007.

The last great year in music also gave us some of rap’s most timeless songs like “A Bay Bay,” “Make It Rain,” and the legendary “Throw Some D’s.”

All of you emos out there were living your truth in 2007. Fall Out Boy classics “Th nks fr th Mmrs” and “This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race” came out that year. My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome To The Black” was out then too.